Anatomy & Human Movement: Structure & Function [Paperback]

Nigel Palastanga MA BA FCSP DMS DipTP (Author), Derek Field Grad Dip Phys FCSP DipTP SRP (Author), Roger W. Soames BSc(Human Biology) PhD(Human Sciences) (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0750632682 | ISBN-13: 978-0750632683 | Publication Date: September 15, 1998 | Edition: 3

This new colour edition of Anatomy and Human Movement gives a clearer and more comprehensive account of musculoskeletal anatomy and its relation to human movement. The book will remain an invaluable agent to all those who study the living body and eventually determine their diagnoses and apply their treatments through an intact skin.

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"Excellent written for physiotherapists." Jane Lockwood, Course Leader, Director of Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham
text, clearly written....I liked this book and could recommend it as a useful main text to students of physiotherapy. There is also enough additional material for the interested postgraduate student and clinicians involved in sports and orthopaedic medicine."British Journal of Sports Medicine
this paperback Third Edition of Anatomy and Human Movement , the authors have further improved this now well established book...is a useful reference for any professional who is dealing with the musculoskeletal system and human movement."Physiotherapy in Sport
fourth edition has become more compact and easier to handle. An important and very useful tool, the book is dedicated to the student and practitioner interested in musculoskeletal anatomy and human movement."Erik Cattrysse, Manual Therapy, vol 7, November 2002
book is very well stuctured, organised and easy to read. The attention to detail is second to none. The changed layout changed to layout of text and illustrations aids the reader/learner."" Mary Boyd, Physiotherapy Ireland --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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New for the third edition: - The text has been completely updated, revised and reordered to make it more

student-friendly. - There are superb new color illustrations - There is new material on functional human movements, the head and neck, the nervous system, joint motion This new color edition of Anatomy and Human Movement will continue as an essential student textbook of musculo-skeletal anatomy for all those who study the living body and who eventually determine their diagnoses and apply their treatments through an intact skin. This book is tailor-made for all students of anatomy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, osteopathy, chiropractic, and podiatry. It is highly recommended for clinicians concerned with musculo-skeletal disorders, sports medicine, biomechanics and gait.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 870 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 3 edition (September 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750632682
• ISBN-13: 978-0750632683
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.1 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,049,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars This is an Amazing Text, July 25, 2010

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This review is from: Anatomy and Human Movement: Structure and Function (Physiotherapy Essentials) (Paperback)

Nigel Palastanga, Derek Field and Roger Soames have written an amazing text. I am an engineer by trade and became a yoga teacher for health reasons. I did allot of searching for the definitive anatomy book that is focused on position and movement; and this is it! I have referenced this book in one that I have recently published on the subject of yoga class design.
I have a very strong background in organizational strategies and creative problem solving. I find this book very professionally constructed with a strong sense of order and clarity. There are functional illustrations with illuminating descriptions. Each section is laid out in the same way beginning with the foundation of the bones then the muscles and joints etc. I especially like the summary sections that appear periodically that help to reinforce the main concepts covered. This feature is especially useful because it helps me to find the appropriate information and then look deeper into the chapter for the details.
My purpose for this text was to look at the shape of a yoga posture and discern what muscles are being used. In this regard it is extremely useful. I can now design my yoga classes by deconstructing yoga postures to help determine their utility in stretching specific muscle groups. Other sections of the text describe joint movement and range of movement. This is a benefit to aid in the process of safely entering, sustaining and exiting a posture. There is much more in this text but these are the main things that I am interested in. I highly recommend this text for traditional yoga and yoga therapy practitioners. I am sure that medically trained professionals and students will benefit to a greater degree as this text is written from that perspective.

All in all, a brilliant work!